Rugadh mé chun bualadh leis an spéir
chun tumadh in airde sna néalta
m’ainm a fhógairt os ard san fhirmimint
an trócaire ina liú ar an ngaoth.
Bhíos mór le stoirmeacha toirní
is thugas guth do na geiceonna.
Sheasas gan gíocs asam ar feadh meandair
is deineadh díom an crann is ársa sa chruinne.
Thumas i dteannta na bpéisteanna talún
is shásaíos mo ghoile le cré.
Thug an Domhan é sin go léir agus tuilleadh
thar n-ais dom.
Níl ach aon ní amháin eile le déanamh agam
agus is é sin
dul ar ais arís san aigéan.
Jessica Faleiro
Deep Blue
I was born to meet the skyto dive upwards into clouds
to shout out my name from above
and howl mercy into the winds.
I befriended thunderstorms
and lent my voice to geckos.
I stood still for a moment
and became the world’s oldest tree.
I dove in with the earthworms
and sated my appetite on dirt.
The Earth gave me all of this back
and more.
I only have one more thing to do
and that is
to sink back into the ocean.
